Our no bake healthy peanut butter slice is a healthier alternative to your store-bought versions! So, so good!
We love peanut butter - who doesn't?
Since being in America, Adam has developed quite a taste and liking for Reece's Peece's peanut butter cups. While they are tasty, (and slightly addictive), they are super unhealthy, and contain palm oil which is not always sustainable.
In a bid to eat less refined sugar, and not to take away from our sweet treats, we came up with a recipe for no bake healthy peanut butter slice, as a substitute for the sugary and sweet peanut butter cups you find in the store.
These are refined sugar-free, and contain good fats in the coconut oil and nuts. I wouldn't eat the whole thing in one go however, just because they are a healthier alternative, doesn't mean they don't contain a lot of calories!
This no bake healthy peanut butter slice is not overly sweet, and make a perfect 3.30itis snack. The best thing about them, you can keep them in the freezer! So while it will make more than two servings, you can easily just grab them out of the freezer in the morning to take on your way!
These come with a warning however, they are so good, that you might not be able to stop with one, so a little self-control is needed!
📖 Recipe
No Bake Healthy Peanut Butter Slice
Ingredients
Base
- ⅔ cup almond meal
- ⅓ cup coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 2 tablespoon rice malt syrup
Peanut Butter Filling
- ⅓ cup natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoon rice malt syrup
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Chocolate Top Layer
- 1 tablespoon raw cocoa
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 1 tablespoon rice malt syrup
Instructions
Base:
- Mix dry ingredients together and then add rice malt syrup/maple syrup and melted coconut oil (place coconut oil in microwave for about a minute to melt). Mix until well combined and press evenly into a slice tin lined with parchmentpaper. Place in freezer for about 30 minutes until hard.
Peanut Butter Layer
- Mix together peanut butter, melted coconut oil, rice malt syrup/maple syrup and salt until well combined and smooth. Remove base layer from freezer. Pour peanut butter mixture over base layer making sure it is spread evenly. Place back in freezer for about 30 minutes or until nice and hard.
Chocolate Layer
- Melt coconut oil. Add raw cocoa and rice malt syrup/maple syrup and mix until well combined. Remove slice from freezer, and pour over chocolate layer. Freeze until nice and hard.
- Once slice is frozen, cut up into even slices and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Join the Discussion!
what is your favourite healthier options for snacks?
Georgie says
These are a great lunchbox treat or work pick me up treat! The peanut butter pairs so beautifully with the chocolate. These are easy to make and will be a new favourite for your snack treats.
Anjali says
Love the recipe !! Tried it and tastes amazing .. only thing the bottom base didn’t set too well ... do you reckon I should use more oil or syrup ? Or keep it in the freezer for longer ? Apart from that it’s a treat !
Georgie says
Hi Anjali, glad you liked the recipe! I'd say probably keep it in the freezer for longer. The oil and syrup combine the base so that would make it less crumbly. was that the problem?
Heidi says
How much is one cup?
Healthy Pears says
Hi Heidi,
Thanks for your comment 🙂
A cup is a little harder to convert to grams or ounces because it depends on the ingredient you are using. But I figured out for you that 1/3 cup is roughly 5 tablespoons - so you can convert the coconut flour to 5 tablespoons and the almond meal to 10 tablespoons. I can't give you an exact measurement in grams or ounces because we don't own scales, that's why most of our recipes are in cups or tablespoons!
In terms of the peanut butter, because the density is different, you're looking at around 3-4 tablespoons.
Hope that helps
Heidi says
Thanks, that really did help! 🙂